Albania recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 1.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Albania averaged -5.31 percent of GDP from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -0.70 percent of GDP in 2024 and a record low of -12.60 percent of GDP in 1997. source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Albania

Government Budget in Albania is expected to reach -1.60 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Albania Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and -1.80 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 156010.00 100680.00 ALL Million Mar 2026
Government Budget -1.70 -0.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 49178.00 29710.00 ALL Million Mar 2026
Government Debt 1329331.00 1372451.00 ALL Million Mar 2026
Government Debt to GDP 53.00 54.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 205188.00 130390.00 ALL Million Mar 2026
Government Spending to GDP 30.30 28.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025


Albania Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.70 -0.70 -0.70 -12.60 1993 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly